Inferno 2: the final battle begins

:: Watching Farrah step back from her mother Riana faintly smilled, feeling things had finally calmed down a bit, a look of pure shock covered her face as the saw the DW's come trough the vortex... as Ororo began her attack and was struck down she let out a loud scream in agony, watching Karen be pulled into the ground a pure feeling of rage came over her ::

"Nooooooooo not again... will this never stop!!"

:: Running forward her body began to change to it's true form again.. ice formed on he ground around her as she shot beam of beam of pure cold at the deadwings and hell hounds, looking for Farrah she moved towards her touching her arm a surge of power went trough her as the bond between them was once again formed... Riana was a Dire Wraith once again, turning around she searched out Christy in the battle ::

"Christy get your butt over here NOW you need to touch Farrah to become a full Dire Wraith again... I know you're in shock but this has to end now.."

:: Looking Farrah in the eyes she saw that her sister was in a lot of pain by witnessing what they just did.. pulling her close she softly spoke to her for a moment ::

"We will revenge them and even get them back one way or another"

:: Looking around her, her long blue hair moved around her, sparks of pure ice flew around her body extending her hands she shot out more blast of raw energy at the DW's and Hades.. now that her bond as DW was back she was 10x more powerful then before hearing them scream in pain as the blast hit them Riana began to move up into the air.. moving really fast she killed many hellhounds and deadwings spinning around like a tornado everything in her way got torn to pieces ::

No more of this crap this ends here and now...
 
:: Morpheus watches in horror as Ororo is impaled by the golden spear which seemingly came out of nowhere. She falls to the ground landing with a sickening thud. As Ikaris who becomes enraged with his new power, he easily handles the approaching hell hounds who Morpheus didnt notice was coming. All he could think about was getting to Ororo and defending her fallen body. Morpheus quickly made his way to her, cradling her against him, he looked into her eyes, an expression of shock and sadness completely washed across his face. With his right hand, the titan snapped the half of the spear which protruded from Ororo's back and tossed it away, then he pulled the remaining half out of her mid-section, her blood now covering his hands as he attempted to put pressure on her massive wound... ::

"My lady!! Please, stay calm, you're going to be alright... Im here..."

:: Lady Ororo had been the closest to a mother as Morpheus had ever had and now it seemed as if she were going to be taken from him as his father had been ever so long ago. She began to cough up a bit of blood as she tried to speak to him. Just then a sinister laugh was heard in the background of the catacombs as a massive figure stepped out to reveal himself... ::

Hades - /I] ":: evil laugh :: "Deja vu, eh Morpheus? It seems this isn't the first time you've experienced someone close to you, parrishing before your very eyes, at my hand..." :: evil laugh ::

:: Morpheus looks up, a look of total disbelief on his face as he knew the laugh he heard. The titan was stricken with a mix of shock, grief and rage as he could not believe this was again happening to him. He looked into the glowing red eyes of the evil god as he stood tall, his arms folded looking back at Morpheus, as Ororo struggled to stay alive in his massive arms. ::
 
<< As Ikaris leads off the offensive counter attack......laying waste to the hapless hell hounds with his new found power.... a low....rumbling...progressively growing growl of thunder is heard......as the Wraiths seemed to have piled up top of DC....but with a sound of rushing wind and eldritch chime....the massive, repugnant creatures are flung back every which way with such a force.....as the sight of DC screaming....tears running down her face....her face is now tinted red..her eyes glowing solid white.......her hair long and flowing....ram like red horns sprouting out from her headdress.......her body contoruing armour glows...a tail can be seen at her back.....she is now manifesting the aspect of The Darkchilde.......her grief and anguish are apparent as she flings the wraiths back with a blast of telekinetic force.......>>

<< she screams.....with rage for her beloved Ororo and her mother............as she bulls her way through the hell hounds...slaughtering them with such blood lust and ferocity..her soul sword DECIMATING them as though they were lambs at the slaughter........Titania and Riana have to reach her......and snap her out of her blind fury long enough to break Ororo's spell. The Darkchilde has regained ALL her power...and she moves with such speed and frightening form.....as the skies of limbo tear apart and rage with the trauma of losing their mistress ororo>>


<< a few feet away as Morpheus craddles the fallen Ororo......she struggles to compose herself......she trembles...as she finally manages to speak in a weakened...soft voice>>

Ororo:......do not weep .....for me.....my mighty Morpheus.....for ....because of you.....the Darkchilde lives.....be good to her morpheus....love her as you were meant too......and i......i will now join my beloved X-men....those that i love....I ......love you......all of you!


<< she smiles...one last time at Morpheus.....a peaceful smile......despite the pain she feels.....and a cold breeze washes over them both as Ororo's head falls back....and she exhales one last time......as she.........passes on>>


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<< DC smashes her way through the hell hounds.....beating a path directly toward one of the Dire Wraiths who is sturggling to get to her feet after DC's massive teleknetic bomb blast.....DC's fanged teeth gleam .....she is still as beautiful as she was..but now far more demonic looking ......tears continue to stream down her face.....the anguish in her heart causing her to go into an almost auto pilot like state as she ran forward...and leaped into the air.....her soul sword clasped in her hands and held high over her head....but just as she was about to strike down the Wraith who attempted to create a shield ......Darkchilde' bears down on the Wraith......its fate seemingly sealed...when she is blind sided by a blast from ANOTHER of the Wraiths.....sending her flying...sprawling across the floor and finally landing near Riana and Titania.......she is so beside herself the blow from the Wraith doesnt even register with her.....her solid white eyes glow as her face shows a look of wild anguish..she can barely breathe..they HAVE to snap her out of this...if they are to reconstitute the new sisterhood of the Dire Wraiths>>
 
::Ikaris wades through the heart of the enemy forces, phasing through the Hellhounds pausing only slightly to reach out and destroy those closest to him. He sees the change in the Darkchilde and inwardly smiles. The Wraiths weren't going to like the changes he could sense in his former student. Ikaris becomes annoyed with the distraction of the Hellhounds that lie between him and what he considers his rightful prey. Ikaris sheds the humanoid aspect of his shadow form and melts into a pool of shadow that slithers across the floor. Reaching the nearest of the original wraiths, the shadow flows up her back, unnoticed, before engulfing her. The shadows flow over then into the Wraiths body through her nose and mouth. The Wraith begins to claw at her face, trying to stop the shadows. Ikaris' telepathic voice can be heard by the wraith as he slips within her body.::

**"Stupid Cow! Did you think that you would get away with this? You were there in the astral realm when your sisters were killed, did you learn nothing about us? You have pushed all of us too far! You should have run when you had the chance and perhaps it would have taken us time and effort to find you, but now? Now you are going to suffer!"**

Ikaris begins to codense his shadow form within the wraith's body building the pressure within it as the Wraith tries helplessly to expel Ikaris from her. Her eyes begin to bulge and the wreckage of her face and body seems to swell. She tries desperately to call out to her sisters, her talon like hands clawing at the air before Ikaris manages to build enough pressure that the vile creature explodes violently. Ikaris' shadow form resolves into his human body and he is rather winded but smiling cruelly. He looks around him for his next victim...
 
::Ti relaxed nonchalantly into her leather chair with a deep breath and a slow exhale, her arms now each on their respective armrests... as Ororo's harrying rains pour down... so hard that the drops bounce off the leather loudly, and absolutely drench Ti where she sits... she looks up at the three Wraiths as they hover... utterly unsurprised at their return as rain runs down her face constantly...::

"Hmm... this should shock me.... but some how... it doesn't." :D

::Ti flings her hair back once more, slinging water out behind her... and senses and aproaching hound at her six.... she jumps up as it nears her, backflipping over it... before she even hits the ground her form has changed....her features are less defined, but her body is very eyecatching... alight with bluish energy, Ti is nothing but electricity... her entire being now a blinding swarm of high voltage energy in the rough shape of her human form... as the hell hound turns for another run at its prey, it collides with Ti, only to begin convulsing with electric shock.... Ti catches a Wraith by the arm, and spins her around, snatching her up by the neck and electrocuting her as quickly as possible before a Death wing sacrifices itself to tackle Ti away.... the wraith, badly burned but still breathing, collapses to her knees and Ti pushes the now DEAD death wing off her... and gets to her feet, ready to finish the job... when DC comes hurdling over towards Ti... Ti immediately turns human again and kneels by her sister's side... a LARGE spherical forcefield suddenly surrounds Ri, Ti and DC... separating them from everyone else... Ti takes DC's hand and speaks quickly, breaking the silence within the shield::

"Farrah, hunny, BREATHE."
 
:: As Lady Ororo speaks her final words to Morpheus, she passes away into his arms. Tears begin to form at the titan's eyes for the first time in eons as he pulls the sorceress closer to her and kissing her forehead, whispering to her... ::

"Suffer no more my lady, rest well... your death will not be in vain..."

:: Even with the surrounding chaos as Farrah, now as The Darkchilde, continues to decimate all who challenge her, Morpheus slowly lies Ororo down and slowly rises to his feet, his eyes meeting Hades' blood red eyes. Morpheus and Hades seem to be on a level of their own as there is merely silence between them throughout the chaos... ::

Hades -:: mocking tone :: "Oh the drama! What is Morpheus to do now? You truly have fallen to the lowest point of your existence, showing your emotions like only a mortal knows how. I will take great pleasure in seizing your very soul... :: speaks in the voice of Hypnos, slain father of Morpheus :: ...just like I took the soul of your pathetic father!!"

:: Hades lets off an evil cackle as his words were all it took. Morpheus felt himself mentally and emotionally lose all control, his rage reaching a level far beyond where he's felt before. The black skies of limbo far above the catacombs filled with violent thunder and lightning, an outer manifestation of the titan's growing rage. Morpheus' eyes began to slowly shimmer back and forth between his normal bluish green color and a bright translucent gold as white electrical shards began to form around his body. His goatee, dark brown in color began to shimmer into platinum blonde, as the muscles in his arms, chest, shoulders, back, thighs and calves began to pulsate, slowly increasing in mass... The feeling had only come to Morpheus once before and now he recognized it... Then his emotional floodgates burst open as he stood with his arms out his sides, fists tightly clenched as he let out the loudest emotional roar he ever had, simultaneously a large golden flame explodes, enshrouding him as he emitted such power levels that even the gods of Olympus had come to fear... Morpheus had done it, he had become... the Mega Titan. ::

:: Hades eyes widened a bit with curiousity as the massive titan stood before him, glowing in the golden flame around his body as the energy pulsated, his fierce translucent golden eyes staring right back into the evil god's own. ::

Hades - (Interesting... his power level has increased significantly, but still he will pose no problem. I will allow him to only think he has a chance...)

Morpheus - :: now speaking in a stereophonic voice ::
"Hades, your time is at an end! You will suffer wrath beyond the likes of which Zeus can only dream of!"
:: he looks around at the others which have briefly paused to see his transformation ::
"Everyone, do your all to help Darkchilde to end this. I will take care of this scum myself."
:: turns his golden eyes to Darkchilde ::
"Fight well, my lady, our love will see this through to the end..."
:: turning back to Hades ::
"Let us take this fight outside, I want nobody else to interfere in your destruction."

:: Hades again cackles his trademark evil laugh ::

Hades - "My destruction?! Please, if you think pumping your mortal muscles is going to be enough to defeat me, you are sadly mistaken. But very well, this will be only between you and I."

:: With a wave of the evil god's hand, both he and Morpheus shimmer out of the catacombs to the outside of the summit, in the vast lands and mountain ranges of Limbo. ::
 
Originally posted by Titania
::Ti relaxed nonchalantly into her leather chair with a deep breath and a slow exhale, her arms now each on their respective armrests... as Ororo's harrying rains pour down... so hard that the drops bounce off the leather loudly, and absolutely drench Ti where she sits... she looks up at the three Wraiths as they hover... utterly unsurprised at their return as rain runs down her face constantly...::

"Hmm... this should shock me.... but some how... it doesn't." :D

::Ti flings her hair back once more, slinging water out behind her... and senses and aproaching hound at her six.... she jumps up as it nears her, backflipping over it... before she even hits the ground her form has changed....her features are less defined, but her body is very eyecatching... alight with bluish energy, Ti is nothing but electricity... her entire being now a blinding swarm of high voltage energy in the rough shape of her human form... as the hell hound turns for another run at its prey, it collides with Ti, only to begin convulsing with electric shock.... Ti catches a Wraith by the arm, and spins her around, snatching her up by the neck and electrocuting her as quickly as possible before a Death wing sacrifices itself to tackle Ti away.... the wraith, badly burned but still breathing, collapses to her knees and Ti pushes the now DEAD death wing off her... and gets to her feet, ready to finish the job... when DC comes hurdling over towards Ti... Ti immediately turns human again and kneels by her sister's side... a LARGE spherical forcefield suddenly surrounds Ri, Ti and DC... separating them from everyone else... Ti takes DC's hand and speaks quickly, breaking the silence within the shield::

"Farrah, hunny, BREATHE."
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:: Being inside the forecefield with Farrah and Ti, Riana calmed down a bit herself, her long blue hair flowwing smoothly around her body, placing a cool hand on both Ti's as on Farrah's arm the link between the sisters began to grow stronger as their full Dire Wraith power was once establed ::

"Farrah hun.. listen to Christy here.. I know you're angry so are we... well anger doesn't cover it.. but this.. isn't the way to fight them.. we must work together to once and for all banish these hags to the hell they came from"

:: Looking up as she heared a loud emotional roar, Riana watched Morpheus transform into his true form, watching him closely she knew that Hades would be the looser here, listening to him talk to the God she smirked.. she felt Hades uneasieness rippling off him like water and it almost made her giggle, sending a short message to Morpheus she draw her attention back to Farrah ::

Go get him tigger Ooo and btw love the new hairdoo.. very sexy ;)

:: Looking Christy in the eyes as she saw Morpheus and Hades disappear she spoke to her ::

"We need to get out there.. Ikaris and Brenthon are out there by theirself and we need to go kick some major foul stinking Wraith ass.. don't you agree..."

:: Smirking she took Farrah's hand in her own and softly squeezed it ::

"Are you ready?"
 
<< DC's anguish was evident.....as she sat up and looked at her sister Wraiths......her solid white eyes welled with tears as they streamed down her face...........the beautiful yet more demonic looking Farrah slowly composed her self........seeing Morpheus only for a brief moment as he transformed....and then blinked himself and Hades outside of the Summit>>

Ororo...........my mother......they KILLED THEM!

<< as Titania holds one of her armoured hands......DC looks over to Riana...>>

we have to end this NOW.....Ororo thought that i might drag you two into madness...and thats why she depowered you as Dire Wraiths........she was mistaken...but she couldnt have known. << DC's voice is shakey....but at least now she is not so beside herself>>

all we have to do....is join hands....and you will be restored.....and we can KILL them......they way they killed Ororo and my mother.

<< DC looks.....and sees Ikaris and Brenthon....laying waste>>

you all risked so much to help me...........i feel like this is ALL my fault. but now i have the chance to make things right again!

<< DC slowly stands to her feet with Ti's help....with herself in the center, Ti on the right and Riana on the left......she joins hands with her sister wraiths.......and a chime sounds as sparkling winds rush around them inside the shield.....Riana and Titania can feel their bond with DC being restored as they now have access to their mantle of "Dire Wraith" ....the sisterhood is reborn...... in a flurry of magick and wind....the spell Ororo cast has now run its course and is broken...... the hair of all three women flows as the restoration process finishes..and sparkling blue rays of light revolve around them...similar to the reconstitution of the charmed ones.>>

<<The Wraiths....seeing what has happened grow desperate......and realize that they will have to KILL the Darkchilde and her friends in order to be rid of them and achieve their goals.............as a wraith appears suddenly behind Ikaris and DC shouts for him to watch out ashe prepares to fire an eldritch bolt. the surviving wraiths act in haste.....flooding the room with their enchantments...and activating a deadly spell..........touching each person present....the wraiths' spell SWITCHES all of their powers among them>>

Wraiths: fools...did you forget that OUR magicks are second to none? your power may be supreme in Limbo, Darkchilde....but our knowledge.....our range is far beyond that which your puny mind can comprehend.........behold now as we have now taken your powers and switched them among you........leaving you defenseless as you struggle to defend yourselves......

<< with that...the Wraiths rush forward.....the large, immense creatuers seem so menacing in appearence..and indeed their vicious, murdering spirits make them deadly as they again lash out with blasts of dark magick pummeling DC, Titania, Riana, Ikaris and Brenthon. >>
 
Ikaris hears Darkchilde's warning too late to react. The Wraiths' spell takes hold of him and rips his magicks from his body. He screams in agony and falls to his knees. The glow of the power switch surrounds him and his body is buffetted as new magicks pour in to fill the void left within him. The power rages through him like a river, turning his hair blue as he is filled with Riana's power. He screams again as the mantle of the Wraith sisterhood settles on him like a cloak. It is women's magick and never was meant to be housed within a male form. The Wraiths gloat over their apparent victory and the one nearest him advances upon Ikaris intent on destroying him. She reaches a clawed hand towards him and the moment she makes contact, Ikaris' body bursts outward in a shower of water....
 
:: Brenthon cried out in agony! He was too late! This was all his fault. How could he have thought it was Karen and Ororo! Now they were dead! He had no time to react as he began fighting off Hell Hounds, looking back to see the Dire Wraith's had reconstituted their power. At least one good thing would come of this, if we all lived through it. As the Wraiths faced Darkchilde and cast their magical spell, Brenthon felt like he was being pulled into a premonition, only it was a premonition, his powers were leaving his body, even his own natural abilities of Empathy and Telepathy. They were gone! Brenthon did not like this feeling of complete and udder defenselessness, but that was about to change ::

:: Brenthon felt a SURGE of power go into his body as he was thrown back a few feet and fell to the floor, tears streaming down his face. He looked up, his body slightly more demonic than before. His powers had been switched with Darkchilde. This was the worst possible switch! Darkchilde was shielded from thoughts, she wouldn't know how to control it. Now he had powers he had no clue how to control, there was one thing about it. The power felt... good. A little high on his new source of power, Brenthon rose, his body demonic and purely evil looking, as he threw out his hand countering the dark magicks sent at him with a wave of Eldritch Energy, that was sent in rippling waves among the battle field. The Wraiths were knocked on their feet. An Eldritch time rang throughout the battle area as Brenthon's face became enshrouded in Shadow, his eyes glowing white as from his shoulder down, Eldritch Armor began manifesting. It was as if he was a different person entirely. The power was almost consuming him, and he was sure to burn out soon. He breathed heavily, ready to face the Original Wraiths ::
 
:: Hades and Morpheus stood not far from one another in the middle of the vast lands of Limbo. A violent electrical storm raged in the black and purple skies with groundshaking thunder matched with white hot lightning. Fitting for a fight to decide the fate of all existence. The titan continued to emit power far beyond that he ever had before as the golden flame that haloed around him continue to pulsate, both fists clenched and ready for battle. Hades stood with his arms folded, an evil confidence flowing through his veins, his black cape flowing in the violent winds... ::

Hades - "You see Morpheus, this is your fate, you were meant to fall before me. Welcome to your destruction..."

Morpheus - "I've learned a lot of things in my time on this planet from the mortals and one of those is that talk is cheap. To quote a phrase from a good mortal friend of mine (The Rock), 'Just Bring It!'"

Hades - "If you're in such haste to meet your demise, very well... "

:: Just then, Hades pulls his cape off and throws off to the side in the wind where it blows out of sight. Then he throws his arms off to his sides, his fists clenched. A red halo of electric energy begins to form around him, growing larger and brighter by the second, his eyes glowing a bright translucent red, red streaks appear in his dark black hair. Morpheus, unimpressed, begins to slowly walk sideways as Hades does the same, the two gods circling each other before they both stop and drop into combat stances. The moment is tense as their eyes continue to lock onto each other... ::

Hades - :: mocking a boxing ring bell :: "Ding."

:: Morpheus and Hades begin to charge at each other, both fists intent on causing great harm to one another. As they close the distance, Morpheus and Hades land huge right hooks to each other's faces simultaneously knocking each other back more than 50 meters each. Morpheus moonsaults into a landing on one hand and knee, sliding backward kicking the ground beneath him up as Hades lands on both feet also sliding backward. Then Hades launches into flight as Morpheus matches him. Their speed allows the both of them to cover the distance before their fists meet with such devastating impact that several small nearby mountains surrounding the area, fall in the process. Morpheus and Hades begin a furious exchange of punches and blocks, neither able to get the advantage right away... ::
 
<< DC gasps with horror at what she sees...but hardly has time to react as she is suddenly slammed with a MASSIVE headache....so much so that she cries out with pain not only with her mouth..but with her MIND as well............she is bombarded with a stream of conscious thought......patterns that are not her own........the world begans to blur as she feels as though she as lost her own mind..........she falls to her knees...with her hands gripping the temples of her head..........the look on her face is enough to know that she has been given Brenthon's power..........the surge of thought patterns..and the thick palpable emotions slam her psyche like a mack truck...and without her PSI Screen.............she begans to writhe in agony..her nose bleeding as she tries in vain to grasp what is happening to her>>


<< The Original Wraiths LAUGH with cold, reverberating disdain...knowing that their spell has taken total effect..and that all the MoE present have swapped powers........... the ONLY thing that could dispell this enchantment is the Soul Sword......DESPITE the power transfer between Brenthon and Darkchilde...the sword was created from HER soul....the darkest, most powerful recesses of her soul...and NOTHING could change that.............but they were along way from the top floor of the castle...and she no longer had control of the stepping discs..........and Brenthon had no clue as yet how to activate them...for Darkchilde never spoke on HOW she used that power.............one of the wraiths closed in on the dazed and confused "Sisterhood of Dire Wraiths" ...all three women were now at a terrible loss.......and Ikaris and Brenthon were JUST beginning to get a handle on what had happened...........but it looked as though they would ALL Be finished...as the original Wraiths lunged forward toward Titania, Riana and Darkchilde>>

<< seeing them closing in...........Darkchilde's wild , chaotic fear began to manifest itself in the form of dark wave like energy...surrounding her and her sisters..........it appeared that she had unwittingly manifested an empathic forcefield to protect them all......of all the MoE present......Ikaris would be the most likely to pull himself together long enough to figure out a way to cope.......or would he?>>

<< The Wraiths lashed out at DC, Titania and Riana....who were laying half stunned inside the empathic force field..........Brenthon could see the terror in DC's eyes.......knowing that if he couldnt reach her...and somehow teach her to control the surge of empathic and telepathic influx.........she would most likely lose her own mind..........on the positive side...Brenthon NOW knew the peace of mind that DC always enjoyed....courtesy of the PSI Screen>>
 
:: As the powers switch took place Riana fell to the ground, the forcefield Titania had created protected her as she passed out, laying completely stunned she was slightly aware of her suroundings, trying to reach out to her sisters she send the both of them a telepatic message ::

What... is happening.. Farrah.. Christy are you there...

:: Trying to open her eyes she felt weak and confused.. and felt pains in her body that weren't hers... what had happend and why was she feeling the way she did ::
 
OOC: Riana, Dont forget, you can take on Ikaris' powers..as he now has yours. ;)


BIC:

<<as DC teeters on the brink of losing her mind in a sea of other invading thoughts and emotions...........she DOES hear Riana's thought call...but is too disoriented to respond...........as the Wraiths continue to try to break through Titania's shield..and DC's empathic force field...which seems to be fueled by her own terror>>
 
"What"
"the"
"hell"
"happened"
"to"
"me?"

The puddles of water that had made up Ikaris begin to quiver where they lay. Ikaris' thoughts are disjointed and it is hard for him to concentrate in this dispersed form. As he becomes more aware of himself, the faster the water begins to move, creeping across the floor to join together. Unseen by the Wraiths, the larger puddles flow to form one very large pool. With the majority of his new form gathered together, Ikaris finds thinking coming more easily to him.

"Oh Gods, I think I'm gonna be sick."
Ikaris finds that he is becoing more aware of his surroundings by learning to decipher the patterns of water and vapor in the air. He can sense his friends as well as the original Wraiths, though he can't tell what they are doing. The sounds waves of their voices cause his "body" to vibrate in an almost pleasant manner and it takes him a couple of minutes to realize that the vibrations almost make some sort of sense to him. It is difficult going, but he soon is able to make out the Wraiths gloating cackles.

He is not sure what he is going to be albe to do to help at this point since the moment that he tries to reform, the Wraith power that he now bears will tear him apart once again....
In a flash of inspiration, he realizes that he is starting to think more and more like a human and mentally kicks himself for his stupidity. Water has no gender, he should be able to reform to a watery body that could contain the Wraith power. Taking a moment to gather his will, Ikaris begins to draw himself up first into a column of water then to a liquid body. He knows that he is going to have to act quickly as the Wraiths aren't going to stay ignorant of his return for long. Focusing his will on drawing water to himself, he starts to dehydrate the Wraiths as they advance on Farrah, Riana and Ti. He desperately pulls harder, trying his best to reduce the hags to dust. In his ignorance of Riana's powers, he doesn't notice that he is leeching water moisture from the stones themselves as well, causing mortar to begin to crack....
 
::Ti is seething with anger, behind her sheild, as she recieves her Wraith powers back.... she's getting annoyed with the original Wraith's persistance, and it shows... her eyes are glowing red and the ground is pulsating beneath her feet.... unfortunately... she is hit with the Wraith's spell.... and suddenly pitches forward... she feels like she has a hangover... her head is swimming, and each and every noise is like a sharp stab in her mind... furthermore.... her WHOLE body aches.... and it's all she can do to keep from passing out... however, her will to survive, and her desire to fight keeps her conscious... and ignores the pain, and the fact that her body screams to quit with every movement... and she looks up at the Wraiths defiantly, gritting her teeth and forcing herself to stand up... her 36 inch diamond blade sword appears in her hand... she's relieved to find that she was not stripped of her strength... though her body is exhuasted, the sword still feels as light as a feather.... Titania smiles as she realizes what has happened... which seems strange given the circumstances... she's unaware that she now has some one else powers, but she knows the hers are gone.... she also knows that they haven't taken EVERYTHING from her... and that she can utilize what she has left, and if she's good about it... still has a chance at getting out of this nightmare alive.... she looks around.... DC is in shock, and pain... Riana is unconscious, and Ike and Brenthon are still recovering.... Ti stepped through her own shield, knowing that she could pass forward, from behind it, but would not be able to go back in from the other side.... she is now realizing that there is a new mental presence somewhere behind her.... and it takes her only milliseconds to recognize it as Farrah's....::

Darkchilde:"Put the shield down, DC."

Wraiths:"You may have taken our powers.... or otherwise f*cked them up.... but you will soon find.... that every being here before you is more than their powers... and that every last one of us will figure out a way to defeat you without powers, if we have to. You think you've taken something of significance from me? HA.... you forgot to strip me of my will to fight... and it alone will prove to be your undoing..."

::Ti stood defensively.... her sword raised....her smirk as defiant as ever... she could still cast spells...::

"Power of Shadow take shape
look like a vicious dark star!
Seek out my wretched enemy
and destroy them! purge them!
from time and space!"

::A very dangerous spell, she invoked the blackest of arcane magick to coalesce and take the form of ravenous, shadow-like demon of gigantic proportions. Dark and foreboding, this shadow demon was absolutely humongous... and it looked to Ti, as she pointed to what she believed to be the leading Wraith of the group... it slowly turns to follow her finger.... All in its path is ravaged and destroyed... should either of the other wraiths try to block the demon.... they will meet the same fate that is about to meet their sister... as it seeks out its foe.... rending its target on all levels: physical, mental and molecular before consuming them utterly....leaving no trace of being.... and not stopping or deactivating until it's purpose is satisfied....::
 
:: The battle between Hades and Morpheus rages across the lands of Limbo, as they continue their furious exchange of punches and blocks. Morpheus spots a pattern in the punches thrown, deviates and lands a vicious uppercut, sending Hades stumbling backwards several feet. The titan charges at him, hoping to deliver more punishment when Hades uses his deceptive agility to sidestep and lariats Morpheus, causing him to flip backward while still moving forward. As the titan lands hard on his back, Hades charges at his fallen form, but Morpheus springboards off his hands, spinning upside down and striking Hades with three well placed kicks, sending him stumbling back. As Morpheus gets back to his feet, he charges at Hades once again... ::

Morpheus - "SHADOW KICK!!!"

:: Morpheus flies through the air with the flying variation of his trademark kick, but Hades is ready for it, grabbing the titan's ankle, swinging him around like a ragdoll and planting him in the ground, making a 10 foot deep crater, as the ground shakes and waves from the impact. ::

Hades - "Pathetic... You really didn't think that was going to work, did you?"

Morpheus - (Nnnggghh... Damn, looks like he had me scouted... I'd better turn up the heat...)

:: Morpheus barely had time to recover when Hades stretched out his palms and fired three red glowing energy beams at him. Morpheus quickly springboarded to his feet and launched into flight out of the crater, flying vertically into the sky. Hades followed suit as he caught up with Morpheus, both flying vertically. They then closed the distance within each other, meeting one another with another exchange of punches, kicks and blocks while up in the air. Soon they began trading huge shots, each landing so devastatingly hard that the ground shook. A punch to Morpheus' jaw, a kick to Hades' stomach, a punch to Morpheus' ribs, an punch to Hades' chin, each hit taking their toll on the two gods... ::
 
<< DC falls down on her side....nearby Riana.......her eyes wide open...with an eerie yet blank stare as the shield lowers.. audible sounds are barely registered by her as the maddening "white noise" of mental patterns and emotions continues to flood her psyche.............the intense wave of pain that washed over her has now passed and is replaced with a sort of numbness.....she is useless at this point as are most of her friends as they try to cope with their new realities.>>

<< Titania.....the one LEAST effected by the spell due to the Original Wraith's not taking into account that Morpheus had left the room and there was no one for Titania to swap with.....was now on her feet...and seething with rage. She still possesed her basic MoE powers, The Wraiths had been forced back from DC and her sisters by Ikaris....who was deseparetly trying to use his new powers.....but struggling. as he continued his assault.....he realized that he was causing damage to the AREA around him as the result of drawing in all the available moisture, but that point was moot when Titania unleashed the deadly "Demon Storm" spell from the Darkhold.>>

<< the circumference of the floor around the wraiths began to crumbe and implode....as a rush of cold air flowed through the room...thunder crashed and echoed as the "Power of Shadow" began to take effect....paralyzing the vicious Wraiths in fear..........as the spell took its form of a ravenous shadow like creature of immense proportions........it began to seize two of the Wraiths.......pulling them up into the air as it tore them asunder on all levels of existence.........their screams combined with the thunder and wind were ear splitting as the Power of Shadow consumed them utterly..........allowing Ikaris to fall back and once more try to cope with his new reality.........two of the 4 wraiths were now destroyed UTTERLY.......and a third was about to fall. The key to restoration lie within the soul sword......and the best chance they had was for Brenthon to master the ability to summon stepping discs....for it was a LONG way from the catacombs of the summit up to the top floor.........and along the way, some hell hounds and death wings did lurk for a chance to seek vegeance...........with Darkchilde now in a catatonic like state, Riana unonscious and Ikaris still disoriented.....Titania and Brenthon were the only hope the group had left>>


<< outside...the fast paced, catastrophic battle between Hades and Morpheus raged.........the dimension itself seemed to shake with a "fear" it had never known as two such forces of power and rage opposed each other.......but in this realm of magick..not even THEY could cause irrepairable harm to this endless plane of existence.......they waged such an intense physical war on each other........any mere mortal wouldve been dead at the very start....but these were in fact gods...one of legend and one modern day>>
 
PAUSE

the INFERNO storyline is currently on hiatus. it will resume in due time.......thank to all the readers who have been following this storyline and sending PMs to me about it. we appreciate your readership.

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